Human Resource Management Practices and Problems in Selected Secondary Schools of East Shoa Zone
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2007-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The major purpose of the study was to undertake the assessment of human
resource management practices and problems in some selected secondary
schools of East Shoa Zone, thereby to investigate as to how the current
practices of HRM and to give recommendations for problems that may be
identified so as to improve the existing situation. A descriptive survey method
was employed to reveal the current status of teaching staff management in the
selected schools. Twelve secondary schools were taken from East Shoa Zone
on the basis of availability sampling and the study excluded the secondary
schools that are found under the reform towns of Adama and Bishoftu City
Administrations.
An extended review of the literature was taken to discuss the different
principles and theory of HRM practiced in the world. As a result, an attempt
was made to carefully examine the general practices of the selected secondary
schools' current HRM practices.
The subjects of the study were 285 teachers, and educational experts and
personnel. To this effect, the respondent s ampling was carried out through
purposive and availability sampling techniques. To test the basic questions,
primary and secondary data have been collected through field work from
various sources. The results of obtained information have been analyzed in
line with basic theoretical and conceptual arguments of the subject.
The required information was gathered through the use of questionnaires,
interview and document analysis. Different models of tools like chi-square,
percentage, t-test and average mean were used to malce analysis of data
obtained from the respondents under the study.
The findings indicated that the selected schools faced problems due to
inappropriate planning of the teaching staff which must be prepared in
advance. Furthermore, REB, ZEO and WEOs lacked appropriate recruitment
and selection procedures and much attention was not given to the secondary
school teaching staff manning in general. Teachers were less informed or with
no information about their strengths and weaknesses through performance
evaluation process conducted p eriodically and low rate of usage performance
appraisal result for further placement, rewards, promotion or punishment. As
a result, there were high teaching staff turnover in the zone.
The efforts of schools in finding and facilitating opportunities for short-term
and long-term training for their teaching staff in the selected schools were
found to be low or absent at all. Besides, the involvement of principals in
assigning teachers for training was also minimal. The existing HRM rules,
regulations and directives were found to be not refined enough to accelerate
the smooth HRM activities in the selected Schools.
Finally, certain recommendations were made based on the findings and
conclusions.
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Human Resource Management